CHARLES DAUPHIN
(Metz, circa 1628 - Turin, 1678)
Baby Jesus embraces the Cross with angels
and symbols of the Passion, circa 1660
Oil on canvas, 135 x 97 cm.
Unpublished.
Neptune surprises the nymph Caenis, circa 1670
Oil on canvas, 128 x 206 cm.
Unpublished.
SOLD
The author of the two important paintings is the Lorraine painter
Charles Dauphin, a student of Simon Vouet,
who worked at the court of Turin for almost three decades
from around 1650 to 1678, the year of his death. Charles Dauphin
was born in Metz, in Lorraine. The painter probably receives
initial training in Nancy, as can be seen
from a comparison with works by Claude Deruet (1588-
1660) and Georges Lallemand (1575-1636). He is then documented,
starting from 1647, in Paris. He attends the studio
of Simon Vouet until the time of the master's death
(June 1649) and subsequently moves to Turin where
he is certainly present before 1652; in this year
in fact (October 24) he marries Lucrezia De Magistri. In the capital
of Savoy, Dauphin achieves considerable success: he becomes
painter to the Prince of Carignano and the Savoy family, working
intensively also for the churches of the city... (see gallery catalog)
[ARABELLA CIFANI]
Measurements H x W x D
Height cm.: 135
Width cm.: 97
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